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Sunglasses
“They’re all the same.”
I said this out loud while fidgeting with a pair of frames I owned. Holding them in my hand, I couldn’t help but notice how over the years, the pairs I have accumulated just felt so similar to one another. The designs, the colors, the tones, the materials, they all just felt the same. I decided I would try something different.
I’ve always loved fashion and working with my hands, so this quest to design and shape a pair of glasses would hopefully be fun and interesting. And it was. I started with sketches. Doodles turned to more detailed drawings, which then led me to prototyping. I can actually make these. After a family trip to my brother-in-law’s farm in Southern Georgia, I became instantly inspired—Wood.
It’s natural, it’s beautiful, it’s different and unique
I could shape it, stain it, cut it, die it, mold it. I was obsessed. Days and nights I spent in my dimly lit garage shaping scraps of wood for hours. Experimenting and playing until I ultimately came up with this:
My first frame. It’s a feeling I’m still trying to describe
But let’s just say that when your vision and your craftsmanship are finally on the same page, magic happens.
Tommy Owens didn’t set out to make wooden frames, that just happened.
I set out to create something that could be different, beautiful and inspire others, and after 10 years, I’m still at it.
Now, Tommy Owens is a small team of designers and craftsmen working together. From style to fit, we create handmade wooden glasses that are unlike anything you’ve seen before; they’re thinner, stronger, and designed to fit you like a perfectly tailored suit. We know you’ll love our premium wood frames because each one is designed and shaped to be uniquely you.